A former North Idaho resident has been charged with federal tax evasion.Michael George Fitzpatrick is accused of using offshore bank accounts to hide his assets and of failing to file individual income tax returns in 2003 and 2004. He also allegedly didn't filed corporate income…
The first 18 of 19 internal investigations into police actions to be reviewed by Spokane’s police ombudsman have been labeled “timely, thorough and objective.”Spokane’s first police ombudsman, Tim Burns, released data about his first few months on the job this week as part of his…
A police dog helped catch two teenagers accused of burglarizing an East Boone Avenue building supply store this morning. Officers saw two men run from Allied Building Supplies, 2808 E. Boone Ave., to a car that fled until crashing in the area of East Garnet…
A man accused of threatening to kill Spokane City Council President Joe Shogan and Cowles Co. Chairwoman Betsy Cowles avoided going to jail in advance of his May trial, even though a judge ruled today that he "clearly" violated court orders. David H. Elton, 44,…
A Spokane County Superior Court judge rejected a sentencing proposal or a man who returned to jail just weeks after promising to "make better decisions" and "be a parent." Judge Kathleen O'Connor on Wednesday sentenced Michael R. "Mikey Mike" Gardner, 24, to six months in…
A man who raped an elderly woman at knife point in 1995 is living as a transient in Spokane County, the sheriff's office announced today. Justin J. Stevens, 33, was released from prison in 2004 after serving 114 months in prison for first-degree rape. His…
Defense attorneys in the Coeur d’Alene hate crime trial of three brothers lost an attempt Wednesday to challenge the alleged victim’s credibility by introducing his criminal record, which includes felony convictions for illegally transporting guns. At one point, defense attorney Brad Chapman asked the alleged…
Union leaders representing Spokane Police Department officers say they have approved a no-confidence vote against Chief Anne Kirkpatrick and her administration. The Spokane Police Guild said a “majority” of its 268 members voted in March that they have no confidence in the “office” of the…
The Washington state Liquor Control Board recently received $500,000 seized in an illegal cigarette trafficking case. The money will be used to assist the agency in enforcing liquor laws in the state, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Washington announced Wednesday. The money…
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